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Hamstring injury in Sport

Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com References / (1) Dolman, B., Verrall, G., Reid, I., “Physical principles demonstrate that the biceps femoris muscle relative to the other hamstring muscles exerts the most force: implications for hamstring muscle strain injuries” Muscles Tendons Ligaments J., 2014 Jul – Sep; 4(3): 371 – 377 Published online November 17, 2014 / Novachek,

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Speed in Weightlifting: an Optical Illusion

Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com Speed in weightlifting, specifically in the performance of the classic snatch and the classic clean and jerk is an enigmatic topic of the weightlifting literature. Many Soviet era weightlifting sport scientists address this aspect of weightlifting biomechanics in articles, textbooks and the like. No one disputes the significance of speed of movement

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